Non-Christian Sources | Risen Jesus Podcast S5E6

What do historical sources outside of the Christian community have to say about the resurrection? We'll walk through several ancient historians and their writings.

Mike Licona is associate professor of theology at Houston Baptist University. HBU offers a fully accredited Master of Arts degree in Christian Apologetics that can be completed entirely online or on the HBU campus in Houston. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/2Wlej6Z.

[0:00] Intro
[1:11] Josephus
[3:52] Josephus’ Writings on James & Jesus
[5:27] The Problem with Josephus Writing on the Messiah
[6:37] A Corrected Josephus Text on Jesus
[10:29] The Value of Josephus Writings
[12:57] Tacitus
[18:03] Pliny the Younger
[20:20] Suetonius
[22:45] Mara bar Serapion
[23:48] Thallus
[25:32] Celsus
[26:22] Lucian
[27:00] Viewer Question: The Resurrection, if true, ought to impact the way we live our lives. Is it reasonable to require a higher standard of proof than for normal historical explanations?
[29:07] Outro

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